Little Falls transcript., 1887-03-25
Regulating Elections.

AN ACT relating to elections and to- repeal chap
ter one ln Of the General Statutes Of eighteen
hundred and seventy y-cight {lS7S and all
acts anlendatorv thereof
BE it enacted by the Legislature Of The State Of
Minnesota:
SECTION l. On the first Tuesday after the
frsJ Monday in November of each even num-
bered year. an election shall be held i'll the sew
eral election districts of the state, which shall
be known as the general election; and the several
state and county officers. judges Of the supreme
and district courts, members OF the legislature,
aud representatives in congress OF the United
States shall be elected at the general election
next preceding the expiration OF the
term, Of each of the SAID officers. re-
vice president Of the United States are to be
chosen, number of electors Of president and
vice president of the United States equal to the
4 nu nnel OF senators and to which
States shall be elected at said election.
SEC. 2. Every organized township and every
least [electionl district, but no election dis
trlct In amy Incorporated city shall contain more
than four hundred (4UO) voters, and whenever an
election district is found by the number Of votes
there cast at any election, to contain more than
four hundred voters, it shall be the duty OF the
supervisors Of the town Or the common council,
village. borough. OR municipal corporation OF the
city, it an incorporated city, to cause such dis
tricts, ut least six weeks before the next ensuing
general, town or city election, to be divided into
two or more districts, each containing. as nearly
eyer ward shall be divided into two more
districts lin an incorporated city, The common
council. village, borough or municipal cor
akinp sna popsd Inc same M oy
division, defining it by known boundaries and
keeping such map or description open for public
'ao in the office Of the CLERK of such city
description in at least ten Of the most public
places in every district Of such ward: aud the
common council, village, borough. or municipal
Snn1v 01 To fha cIn
tion furnish copies Of such map or description
to the judges of election in each district Of such
ward.
SEC. 3. Whenever anv number Of voters not
less than eight residing ii. an unorganized, or
partially organized. county shall petition the
governor to establish a new election district.
snail he within ten miles of the polling place
OF any existing districo, it shall be the duty OF
the governor, and he is hereby authorized to
cause to be established such district: and he
shall select from the names OF the petitioners
three persons who shall be judges OF election
therein; such districts to be established at such
place or places us the petitioners naE require.
The governor shall within at least six weeks be-
fore general election. and within at least three
weeks before q speciai election. publish in some
newspaper published in the state list OF all the
election districts by him 80 established, and the
places where the elections are 10 be held.
SEC 4. The township supervisors Of each
township. are the judges OF election, and the
town clerk Of each township shall act as one Of
the clerks of election, in their respective cleo
tion districts, and the judges Of election shall
appoint an additional clerk of election,
ssa sna pan e Gpp0s:e % sbe town
clerk. The city council of all Incorporated cities
shall appoint three quaiifled electors OF each
election district Of saidcty, who shall be Judges
OF election in their election districts. respect
lively. and who shall appoint two qualified elect
Of their election districts clerks OF election
The election shall be held in such election dis
trict at the place where the last preceding cleo
tion was held, except as hereinafter provided !;
but il in any vote liz taken to hold It else
where, the next ensuing election shalt be held at
council of every Incorporated city shall, by
ordinance, appoint the place of holding the cleo
tion in each election district in such city: and
when in any township. having over tive hundred
electors, the supervisors divide the same into
two or more election DISTRICTS they shall desig-
nate the boundaries thereof. and thereafter there
such township, three judges Of election, and two
clerks of election in each district. and the place
Of holding eecti0n in each district shall be des-
lgnated by said town q mesSlng, or, in .defaul. OF
judges OF election thereof Not more than two
judges and one clerk of election, except where
town supervisors and town clerks 80 act. shall
belong to the same political party. j =Ss.E & (.
Sec, $. The secretary Of state shall, between
the first days Of July and September in each
year, direct and cause o he delivered to the
auditor Of each county. notice specifying all
the officers whose term Of office will expire on
the first Tuesday OF January, next succeeding,
and specifying. also, the several officers TO be
stion. The auditor to whom such notice is de-
Hvered shall, upon the receipt thereof, Gauss
q like notice 70 be sent to each tewn and city
clerk at least fifteen DAYS before the holding Of
any general election, aud twenty days before the
holding Of any special election, shall give public
notice OF the time and place OF holding such
election by posting in three public places in
every election district three NOTICES containing
List OF the officers 10 be elected at such election,